Namibia: Finestar workers protest meat ban
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Namibian
Employees of Finestar Jewellery & Diamonds Namibia are protesting against a ban on eating meat at work and a food allowance that has been frozen for five years. They are also calling for better pay, transport assistance and improved working conditions, reports The Namibian.
Employees of Finestar Jewellery & Diamonds Namibia, a jewellery manufacturing company based in Windhoek and owned by an India-based group, say they have been unable to eat meat at work for five years because of the company’s vegetarian culture, reports The Namibian.
An agreement provides for employees to receive a food allowance in exchange for a ban on bringing meat to work. Finestar employee Beverly Katjingisiua says the allowance has not been increased for five years despite several rounds of negotiations, according to The Namibian.
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